malfeasance
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If you did have reason to believe financial malfeasance took place, the burden of proof through the courts would be on your shoulders.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Board members can only be removed for cause, meaning malfeasance, inefficiency, or neglect in their duties.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
“Elections should be free from fraud or any other malfeasance that subverts the will of the people,” she added.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission Act defines “cause” as “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
“If Hemme set him in front of the class, he gave permission. And it isn’t malfeasance if you give him your hair and watch him stick it on the mommet’s head.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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